Hungry in Berlin

The fact that ice balls have been falling from the sky for the last week only makes me hungrier for food that implies sun. Cheeses, olives, pasta, tomatoes… you know. Mediterranean. Italian.

I’m not a bad hand at fresh pasta, but having grown up in a household decidedly short on Italian mothers, I can always use a little help. I’m guessing a lot of the rest of you are in the same boat. So if you’re looking to brush up on your Italian cooking skills, tomorrow’s class at Goldhawn and Sampson in Prenzlauer might be worth looking into.

It’s being run by former Hazelwood co-owner Suzy Fracassa, focusing on the creation of a simple top-to-bottom home-cooked meal, and based on her own family’s recipes. She’ll run through an entire menu: Piedmontese garlic-anchovy veggie dip, roasted bell peppers and fresh ricotta for starters; a polenta with salsiccia ragu for a middle course, veal scallopini with sautéed zucchini blossoms for the main course, and naturally, homemade biscotti for desert).

G&H can be a little pricy for their classes – this one’s 60 euros. But if your mouth is watering as much as mine does at that menu, it might be worth the plunge.

Fracassa has been in Berlin since 1997, and has been a part of the seriously good food scene for quite some time. She hasn’t been at Hazelwood for a year (and I just noticed the other day that Hazelwood is in fact gone altogether now), but is now owner of Fortuna’s Table Specialty Catering. A good person to learn from.

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